York Explore Library :

Fri 12 Aug :

Various times :

£2

Lets Get Ready To Grumble is an interactive musical performance suited to outdoor and woodland settings.

Aimed at 6 -12 years olds, but appropriate for much younger audiences, the 30 minute performance features anarchic humour, physical slapstick, live music and sock puppetry. A subversive take on classic children’s fairytales,

Lets Get Ready To Grumble takes inspiration from the Little Red Riding Hood featured in Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes, Michael Rosen’s imaginative storytelling and the musical stylings of Tim Minchin.

Grumbly Bear is a cranky, cantankerous young bear, always grumbling about this, that and the other. The residents of Grumbly Wood are fearful of his bellyaching and avoid troubling him at all costs. One day, he meets the feisty Little Red, who confronts him on his grumbliness and encourages him to embark on grumbly management, with mixed success. Through the therapies dispensed by woodland creature friends and through a journey of self-discovery, the residents of Grumbly Wood learn to accept and appreciate Grumbly Bear for his many talents.

Adaptable for a variety of spaces and locations, the performance requires no sound or lighting tech, and the only set is one small pop-up tent and some signage. The performance features three cast members, five specially-written songs and selection of hand-made sock puppets, with the audience encouraged to join in the songs and interact with the show.

We are touring family-friendly festivals and events from May 2016 onwards to Green Man, Deer Shed and Riverside Festival.

There are three sessions available

11.30am – 12.00pm

1.30pm – 2.00pm

2.30pm – 3.00pm

To book tickets or for any more information please contact any York Library or York Explore on (01904) 552828 or york@exploreyork.org.uk

York Explore Library :

Wed 10 Aug :

6.30pm – 7.30pm :

£6 (£5 with a York Card)

Susan Fletcher won the Whitbread Prize for First Novel in 2004 for her debut novel Eve Green which also won the Betty Trask Prize in 2005 and was on Richard and Judy’s Summer Read list the same year.

Let Me Tell You about a Man I Knew is her sixth novel, narrated by the wife of the doctor who tended van Gogh in his last, madly frenetic painting years.

“As I began to research I discovered there had been a warden at the asylum in Provence, Charles Trabuc. But he’d also had a wife. And intriguingly, Van Gogh had painted them both. It was on seeing Jeanne’s portrait – her high-necked dress as if being restrained, and the soft, sad kindness to her face – that I felt my new novel settle around me. I knew, with certainty, whose story I would tell. Whilst I’ve used Van Gogh’s letters, art and numerous biographies as a basis for this novel, Jeanne’s tale is all my own. It is her year, as I imagine it – her year of knowing this extraordinary man and how it altered her.”

Tickets can be bought online or at any York library.

There are 100 tickets available.

York Explore Library :

Sat 6 Aug :

12.00pm – 4.00pm :

Free

An exciting and innovative new production by Beach Hut Theatre Company takes place at York Explore Library.  The free-to-attend performances called ‘Natural Shocks’ are a roller-coaster exploration of Shakespeare’s work as a dramatist and lyricist.

Seven extracts from seven famous works of Shakespeare have inspired seven newly commissioned short plays. These plays, in combination with the original Shakespearean extracts that inspired them, will be repeatedly performed throughout the day in a contemporary art setting designed by artist Andy Black. A selection of song lyrics from various plays has generated an eighth musical performance piece with an especially written original score by John Pattison.

This site-specific event celebrates the heritage of the Bard in an exciting, challenging and innovative way in this anniversary year of his death.

Further details about Beach Hut Theatre, new productions and projects are available at:  www.beachhuttheatre.co.uk : Facebook Page – Beach Hut Theatre Company : Twitter – @BeachHutTheatre.

The plays will be performed throughout the whole of York Explore Library. Not all plays are suitable for young children

For further information please contact York Explore Library on 01904 552828 or york@exploreyork.org.uk.